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ADVISORY \. .' ;r, BOARD , ~ I MINU,TES Date o l/...).I-Oo .) , , ' I . . t{:',,!IY;::;~~?/:'~J,"(':':::;~' :'~:',"~>::';fY~!::::).,i:~':::~',,:~,:.if:!:\/,~:";~~,,::',~" /',:, '>".',1" '; " ".', ':..',:::l \,", ",\" " . " "1, I :; ," . , " I :, ," / ; 1 \ , .. , , , ' I, ." ',.! . ,':' I " . , , , .., ,'. ' I, . , '. ',' :. \' , . ..; ~~I " }',,; LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING CITY OF CLEARWATER April 21, 2000 ~';.: 4 . ; \' \\ ,\ '/ {, , ~rJ , Present: Judy Melges Tom Leavy Katherine Merriam Glenn Garte Howard Adler , Rhonda Smith Chair' Vice Chair Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member ~t ~ I' , ' \ \, i Yi, :} \ '), 1". ", Absent: Jill Perrino 'Board Member I.~ i ~~ ~ J . :'i,~ . '"t"\ ,.~,: , ;1,,\ './ 1. \ 'I ': \\,~J \' " .', "'~.!' Also Present: David Frisbie John Szabo Juliet Lewis Susan Hackett Renaissance Partners Library Director ' . Foundation Executive Director Administrative Analyst .. ,I ~ '.\~'!' ~l .~ j:' I,r.:, ""Ii' ',I. ~ ),':/.J .r;, /"',\ ~J )~. '(" ,'v' ,',..1.. "1": (',' l?::;!:' -, " , ' Chair Judy Melges called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. at the Main Library. , (~;i~ , lfJfJ1 To provide ,continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. ITEM #1 - Welcome ITEM #2 - Downtown Development Update ',I) , ~. I .. "I , ",?, \, ., . I :t~ .:;. ~ i ~'.. I -,. 1"~ : \\ \ )V:;'I ',..~t }:, '.: 'I ',I ',',~ " II. ,} "j ~ (I .'.'''' Ie, ,;.,1 ~~. !/ ;,j, " David Frisbie of Renaissance Partners summarized the preliminary plans for the downtown development project from citizen input. Town meetings have been scheduled over three days, April 27, 28, and 29, 2000, at Harborview Center for the presentation of these preliminary plans; A referendum is scheduled for July 11, 2000. To assist in promoting the project, the developers will, in effect, run a political campaign'with mailings, pins, etc., to encourage people to vote. If the referendum passes, the following six months will be spent on working drawings and plans. Construction of phase one, which includes the Main Library, should take place in 2001, :'~\': , . '(. , " Discussion followed on the size and funding available for the Main Library. When asked if the original building plan would be upgraded to accommodate the additional population anticipated with the new downtown development, Library Director John Szabo responded that available funding at this time is not enough to build the square footage in the original building plan. I"~'"~ .;I!. " ' f- , 1,1' II' f t/.. I , I. , " \..J I' \.,.' 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ITEM #4 - Librarv Director's Reeort . a) Clearwater Writer's Workshop Mr. Szabo reported'the Clearwater Writer's Workshop on April " 2000 at Harborview Center was an astonishing success, netting $1,250. The Library hopes ~o repeat this event next year and possibly host a screenwriting workshop In the fall. ' ,\. ~, r, "';; /, b} "Open a Book. Change a Life." Family Literacy Grant '. 1...._ .' The Clearwater Public Library submitted an LST A grant through the State , Library of Florida in the amount of $77,000 forstaff and operating expenses targeting' at-risk families in Clearwater. The project emphasizes reading to small 'children, but also contains an adult literacy component and a'small ESL (English as a second language) component. ,Grant award notification is expected in July. \;: ,l~ ~L~ , ~:> ~ :~~, '\'; " . " . J >I.t ,'\ ,\'.' S::.;~ , , ,:.1.1,. ,.n. '~\ '.; /'i,:,,: tf'f" Cr': ~: r~'i ~,:/;, , I, ~ ~ ~:\, ~,.( ,t,," >"\" 'I, &i~ "'6W 0) Staff Changes Mr. Szabo distributed a revised organization chart for the library system and ,mentioned that Holly May and Linda Hamrell have switched places to return to former positions each of them held in the past. Holly is now a cataloger in Technical Services, and Linda is now branch manager at the Beach Library. d) Legislative Update .' '" The North Greenwood Library construction grant is funded in both the House and Senate at $300,000. After final notification is received at the end of legislative session, the project will be brought to the City Commission. Constru'ction should begin in January I 2001, with completion during the summer, ,2001. .....; , '.r:: ," ::< "'j : '/~: \,,:, ~ \' .. ',',): ::,~ I . ' ,11'\ J ( ~''1 \ :'(1 \:' " , 1.( :/~~~ , e) New Initiatives in Budget Mr. Szabo reported three new initiatives were submitted with the Library's operating budget requests for fiscal year 2000/200' : ,\ '~'; [~. t~ "\i I, r l ',:' . Additional staff for North Greenwood Library (3 full time staff); . Sunday hours at Countryside Library (4 part time staffl; . Technology Training Coordinator (1 full time staff). 1,-) 1i , j'( '( mlib0400 2 , 04/21/00 .' . ,~ 'f ~ I' '. '), II:, :~~~~""" I ~'~".1J,,\"-\I.. I,.',,; ,.' ~Jf,'", i,:j.;"I'~~I" I.\,.,~."':''jl~ .', : '.....:.;/. L' '~. 1 ',;,;",' p,' ,'\ ',.,:'\:\ l:j.~I..~,I'i"'l.::""'~I,'I/::':'I'" I 'I.~ ",'1 )",., ll..~ ''j. "'.., ....." ". {. I' ~ \1'/' ., '\. ,\ V~.I ,...(~, l .,..,L,I", I." "I l~\ ~. 1,"!I'.t",,. ,,'I . "...' \:"'J~I \.,1 .,T.",' i'. :' ~ :. , .. . \. ~~ ;J.f:;, . ,. .\.. '~'. ~ < \' '. ~ ~~' '~;"I' . t I : ,I';';: " ,:.' " ,:. " "', ~ ' 'l > ,: \ . ,I ~ " ".1 f' ' I t '~'/' Y.' \ ' '\ :".':. 1.~. .,.: '," .~' t' ;. 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",I ) '(l ( , :/ , .:~ \~ ITEM #5 - Unfinished Business: None <".~ '\ ' :~ 'f ,f'~ /.):~ ..;' I~ ITEM #6 - New Busine'ss 't I~, } l: : :i-' Chair Melges received a letter from City Manager Mike Roberto stating the Maili Library is a high priority project, the size of the Main Library wil1 be , determined by available funding, and the City is committed that.fundlng now available for a new Main Library will remain available for that proje,~t. ,I \; ~'::~ , ITEM #7 - Reports \J '~l,' 1.'1' <~,' '. ~ -c l \t \" , . \ ~ \ )~ i: h', , a) Foundation , .. ,..' i .\: , 1\1 L.. "'I~ (j,:" 'r~~ ; ,,' \~ ,) :(. .~", ~ ~~/ ;. ~ :.','i-- e, ' "tW ..\, '( ::: i '., " " , , 'I' '\" , , ,\ ','t, ",i , ',' I '..":tjl Foundation Executive Director Julie Lewis reported David Frisbie spoke at the Foundation's annual meeting on April 20. The Foundation received $1,200 from an ~;~~ auction bid on Indianapolis 500 ticketst and, a $1 tOaD charitable contribution from the Reading Is Fundamental contest winner. Ms. Lewis reminded the 130ard of the Cognoscenti Golf Tournament and dinner on May 12, 2000. b) Friends " ','. \ ,\1'; ~ . \ ,ir:'(' . \' ~~ Chair Melges noted the Friends of the Clearwater Library will begin their scholarship award program in the next few months. A total of $2,000 will be d,ivided among deserving library staff applicants in a four year degree programt and a $1,000 Althea Andersen scholarship will be awarded to one graduate school recipient. The Friends would like to recognize recipients at a City Commis'sion meeting. A number of current library staff, several of whom are now in professional positions, have benefited from Friends scholarships in the past. ITEM' #8 - Board Comments ,~ \ Member Howard Adler requested that library staff attend Board meetings in the future and explain their qualifications. '" , ... '. . ~ ..! j " , {': , " I" ,to'; '" ~I / . p:~ .. ':'.1 " , ~) " ,\" I I,', " ~' mlib0400 3 .04/21/00 \, }1,11< I' .' , , " ,',I' .' 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